The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-02
THE cARrARE1,s NEW YEARS EYE.
One Of the CIeverest Little EGicrtain-
mems Ever Given ia This City.

One OF the CIeverest Little En1crtain-
mems Ever Given ia This City.
John II. Carnes was the master Of cere-
monies Friday evening at one of the
pleasantest and choicest entertainments
ever given in this city. The scene of his
triumph was the cosy home of the Carta-
ret Club. on Bergen avenue, and the occa-
sion of it was an invitation by the clubs
Governors to the other members of the
clue to SIT up with them and see the old
year out and the new year in. The
weather was positively dreadful, but
dreddfuler weather would not have de-
tered the merry crowd from venturing
into it for such amusement as they knew
the invitation promised. President Will
liam w. Coffin received the throng as
they arrived, with a swallow tail on his
stately form and the tiniest little rosebud
you ever saw in his buttonhoIe. The
front door leading into the capacious hall
had been locked and barred and the
piano had been backed up against it to
make it more secure. Soon after eight
o'clock the Mandolin Quartette took pos
session of that corner of the building, ard
with the aid of James s. Burdette, the
accomplished elocutionist, made things
hum for over two hours. Burdette took
off Talmage to perfection, and kept the
house in roar, now with an Iiish and
again with a Dutch story. His recita-
tions were interspersed with instrumental
choruses by the Quartette and every nov
and then guitar solo. Mr.. A. D.
Cammeyer had the sweetest voiced
guitar ever made on his arms, and his
skilfal thumbs made her sing for all she
was worth. The throng that listened and
laughed was quite as distinguished as the
entertainment provided for them was ex-
celient; in fact, little more so. There
was Gov. Albeit, holding, as of right he
should, the front seat in one of the capa-
cious parlors; Judge McGill, who calmly
resolved to go home as sober as Judge"
and ex-Judge Garretson, who as calmly
resolved to go home as sober as an ex-
Judge; President Young, of the First Ma
tional Bank, in even better than his usual
good humor; Judge Beach, tall and bald.
witty Judge Dixon, and Judge Knapp who
had to go home early SO that be could ride
to Hackensack before his 1886 pass ran
out: Harry Wills, who insisted on opening
bottle with every friend he met Senator
Edwards modestly bearing the honors the
people have thrust upon him. Senator
Brinkerhof, Senator. as he said himself,
for only two weeks longer; Andrew D.
White whose mammoth pouch the Fat
Mems Association seem to have over
looked-it takes Almighty tall fellow to over
look it by the way Josh Clark whose face
is SO familiar to the thousands who put
more money into the bank than they take
out; A. A. Gaddisz who had two causes for
regret-that President Ihurston was not
there, and that the new year came in so
late that he couldn't get home to his wife
in Newark: Rev. q. l.. Stoddard, st.
Johns rector, who didn't miss any of the
fun going, was amused in spite OF his call
ing: state Treasurer Toffey, tall and hand
some, and his brothers George, Willie and
Dan; President TappaD, of the jersey
City Athletic Club; President Walker, the
encyclopedia of the Dixon CrucibIe Works
and of the Board of Education; Harvey,
the proud boss of the Jersey World, and
Jos. A.. Dear the man who made the
''Journat'' what it is, and all the members
of the clue-or pretty nearly all anyhow.
Mr. Young took Governor Albeit on his
ladies' arm at about Ii o'clock and led the
grand march to the supper table, and all
the rest fell into easy line afterwards. The
board had been elegantly spread, but all
the guests had to take what there was on
it, standing. In fact it was said that
President Yhurston wouldn't go because
he heard that he couldn't sit down at the
feast. Mr.. Young did the honors of the
table with as much grace and skill as he
discharges his duties at the bank, and
Bruce E. Chiffon helped him make every
body feel at home. Then, the wine went
around among many little groups of lively
guests. More stories were told, more
songs sung. The new year was heartily
greeted whe0A she came smiling down the
aisle of time. They would, have rung the
bell for her, but they had nothing but the
chestnut bell at hand, and she was too
fresh and new to deserve to, be greeted by
that. 1t was late. in the morning when
the last OF the party left for home. Some
of the invited gusts failed TO come. Gov
ernor elect Green, Ex-Governor Bedle,
Senators McPherson and Sewell, Judge
Brinkerhotf, Charley Winfield, President
Muirheid of the Palmas, and President
Taylor of the New Jersey Club were ex
pected, but-well they didn't come. The
delightful entertainment ives under the
supervision of John H. Carnss, Chairman;
J ohm Headden Jr.. William Meyers and
VIM B. Jennings, the Governors commit,
tee of arrangements.